United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 6375
Domestic Abuse: Victims
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24 May 2021
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2 June 2021 · Answer
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2 June 2021
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that family lawyers sufficiently support victims of domestic abuse through the family courts process.
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24 May 2021
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that family lawyers sufficiently support victims of domestic abuse through the family courts process.
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2 June 2021
Answer
The use of legal representation in family proceedings for victims of domestic abuse is governed by the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders (LASPO) Act 2012 which sets out that legal aid funded representation is available for domestic abuse v...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-05-24/6375
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1327601
- uk · wq-1327601 · source updated 2 June 2021